Colorado general chat...

[A Sucked Orange]

Meh, I'd never roll a bentley. At that level income, its Maybach or bust.

Maybach just went bust, or so it will in 2013.

[flying_violin]

And if we're talking about private jets, ill take a Lear.

I don't know... I'd definitely be tempted by an L-39. Or an Su-27: http://www.prideaircraft.com/flanker.htm

[clarkkey594]

Maybachs are ugly, over-priced S classes....I'll take an Aston please.

[iamsam]

i'll take an E28. Oh wait, I have one...

And a couple E30s. Just picked up an M10 E30 that I will DD for a couple weeks.

[blefevre]

The Bentley Brooklands is where it's at.

[Roland H]

Maybach just went bust, or so it will in 2013.

We'll see how that actually pans out....

I don't know... I'd definitely be tempted by an L-39. Or an Su-27: http://www.prideaircraft.com/flanker.htm

No point in having a supersonic jet in the states, unfortunately.

Maybachs are ugly, over-priced S classes....I'll take an Aston please.

Astons are for faux rich people.

[Cloudbase]

I just read Ben Collins - The Stig's book and his favorite street cars of all the ones he drove on Top Gear and beyond were the F430 Scuderia followed by the Aston DBS Coupe. It follows the Aston bias that is convention on Top Gear and the F430 Scuderia speaks for itself. These were picked over much newer models too. That only strengthens the position of the F430 Scud at the top of my wish list. The S50 TR6 that made the R3V rounds a while back is close too.

As for a plane RV6 is the best bang for the buck. And the most realistic ;-)

Extra 300LT is the BMW M3 of airplanes in my book. A fast efficient tourer capable of sustained inverted maneuvers, super fast TAS, and very fuel efficient. I want one.

TBM 850 would be my choice for comfortable transportation (the M5 equivalent). Fraction of the cost to operate compared to Lear, Cessna Jets, even King Air. Much faster and sleeker than Pilatus, Piper Meridian. Short runway capable. Single Pilot, Single Engine, 320KT Cruise.

[Roland H]

As for a plane RV6 is the best bang for the buck. And the most realistic ;-)

reality just has to suck. :(

[Bimmerman325i]

As for a plane RV6 is the best bang for the buck. And the most realistic ;-)

Awesome plane, but I might be a biiiit biased towards the RV6/8A.

[Roland H]

Awesome plane, but I might be a biiiit biased towards the RV6/8A.

"A" models are garbage. Conventional gear ftw.

[Bimmerman325i]

"A" models are garbage. Conventional gear ftw.

Haters gonna hate.

[Roland H]

Haters gonna hate.

Indeed. And the tandem seating of the RV8 isn't really practical.

[Bimmerman325i]

Indeed. And the tandem seating of the RV8 isn't really practical.

For a touring plane, no, but for a "fuck it, let's go have fun" plane, it works quite well.

[Roland H]

For a touring plane, no, but for a "fuck it, let's go have fun" plane, it works quite well.

RV6 is pretty good at cross country or having fun though, it's a damn good compromise. Only reason why I'd take an RV8 would be for aerobatics purposes.

[Bimmerman325i]

RV6 is pretty good at cross country or having fun though, it's a damn good compromise. Only reason why I'd take an RV8 would be for aerobatics purposes.

aaaaand now you see why grandpa built both. He does prefer the tossability of the RV6 tho, it's a lighter and better balanced plane in his book. I think he built the RV8A to fill a void he's had since he sold his dedicated aerobatic plane.